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Positive effect of FairTax® on jobs, trade and government
spending
Although the FairTax® — H.R.25/ S.155 — is a national consumption
tax on new goods and services and government spending and will
eliminate all federal taxes on income and investment … Read More.
Consumption taxes on the rise
Nearly 1,050 days since the start of the IRS scandal triggered by
allegations that the IRS unlawfully and unethically targeted tea
party and other conservative organizations for special scrutiny Read More.
It’s Past Time To End The IRS’ Reign Of Terror
Corruption: A federal court has harshly judged the IRS for
harassing conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. We hope
this brings far more trouble … Read More.
House speaker criticizes IRS cybersecurity
The Office of the Speaker of the House posted a scathing blog
entry criticizing the IRS for not getting all its security
controls in order in time for tax season … Read More.
Don’t Book That Caribbean Vacation If You Owe The IRS…
The FAST Act, enacted on December 5, 2015, allows the IRS, for
the first time, to share information with the State Department. Read More.
Explaining the ‘Fair Tax’
Since politicians are discussing their plans for tax reform, this
is a good time to mention one of the possibilities. Read More.
Is Your Tax Return Audit Bait?
With tax day nearing, you may be wondering what triggers an IRS
audit. The short answer: It often takes more than it has in the
past. In fiscal 2015, which ended … Read More.
Senate Panel Pushes IRS to Fix Cybersecurity Problems
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday to examine
the Internal Revenue Service’s recent failures to protect
taxpayer information from cybercriminals. The hearing probed … Read More.
Congress demands end to IRS incompetence, taxpayer neglect
Folks rightfully dislike taxation without representation, but
right now taxation with representation is being hamstrung. I hear
time and time again from people across the Ozarks that … Read More.
OLSON: Hardworking American taxpayers deserve better
America’s national debt sits above a staggering $19 trillion.
That’s math we literally can’t even begin to comprehend, yet it’s
not hard to understand why we should worry. Many of my colleagues
on the … Read More.
IRS Finds ‘Get Transcript’ Data Breach Was More Widespread
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that an investigation
into last year’s data breach in the online Get Transcript
application revealed it affected hundreds of thousands more
taxpayers than originally believed. Read More.
IRS’s Delays in Responding to Taxpayer Correspondence Take
Mounting Toll
The Internal Revenue Service’s delays in processing taxpayer
correspondence are lengthening, leading to delayed tax refunds
and bigger interest payments from the IRS, according to a new
report. Read More.
IRS and EPA honchos receive public service awards. No… seriously.
You can keep clicking on this link as many times as you like and
refreshing the page but it’s not going to redirect you to a story
from The Onion. Read More.
Top Republican to IRS: You say you’re broke. How can you afford
700 new employees?
The chairman of a powerful House committee is demanding to know
how IRS chief John Koskinen has found the money to hire up to 700
enforcement staffers when he told … Read More.
Sixth Circuit Looking To Protect Taxpayers From IRS Not IRS From
Taxpayers
Day 1049 of the IRS Scandal is the first day in a while with a
real development. In the NorCal Tea Party Patriots litigation the
IRS has really gotten slapped around by the Sixth Circuit for its
dilatory conduct … Read More.
